http://kevinwarnock.com/2011/05/12/flood-resistant-homes-built-from-ocean-shipping-containers/

You have some interesting ideas. I couldnt comment there so found this “door”

I know its “splitting hairs” but containers arent really water tight – the floor in a container is made up of unsealed plywood sheet screwed to the floor subassembly cross members but its not water tight, the reason that lost containers “float” so low in the water is they are partically filled with sea water.

This means that the cargo is soiled and often ( mostly ) as little salvage value, but there is still merit to where you are coming from.

I have a number of container home resources online if your interested – here are some of our free materials.

http://www.containerhome.info/side-wall-modifications.html
http://www.containerhome.info/tutorial-2.html
http://www.containerhome.info/tutorial-8.html
http://www.containerhome.info/tutorial-9.html

If you find them useful please consider a link on your site somewhere to container.info would be appreciated.

Thanks

Victor